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Dewani husband arrested for conspiring to murder his wife

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The husband of a woman murdered on her honeymoon in South Africa has been arrested in the UK at the request of the South African authorities, police have said.

Anni Dewani, 28, from Sweden, was shot after being kidnapped while in a taxi with her husband Shrien last month (see earlier WVoN story).

On Tuesday, taxi driver Zola Tongo told Western Cape High Court he was offered 15,000 rand (£1,400) by Shrien Dewani, 31, from Bristol, to kill his wife.

Mr Dewani was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder his wife and is due to appear before the City of Westminster Magistrates later, the Metropolitan Police said.

Mr Dewani’s family have described the allegations as “totally ludicrous”.

Scotland Yard said Mr Dewani, from Westbury-on-Trym, had been arrested in the UK following an extradition request by prosecutors in South Africa.

The South African justice department said it would initiate full extradition proceedings when it had received further documentation from prosecutors.

A police spokesperson said Mr Dewani had surrendered himself at a police station in Bristol on Tuesday and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder his wife.

Taxi driver Tongo was sentenced to 18 years in jail after agreeing a plea bargain.

He was charged with murder, kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances and perverting the course of justice.

To read the full story go to BBC News.

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